Steamer



' M. LEVIN.

' STEAMER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21. 1920.

Patented 00t. 11, 1921.

' INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY UNITED STATES LEVIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

STEAMER.

Application filed February 21, 1920. Serial No. 360,314.

To oxZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX LEVIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvement in Steamers. of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to steamers.

The object of the invention is to provide a steamer which is simple in construction and which is particularly adapted forsteaming hats, caps and the like.

The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter set forth and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective of a steamer embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a central longitudinal section.

The improved steamer comprises a body consisting of a bottom 1, a front 6 provided with an opening 7, end-walls 8 and 9 and a gable-roof formed of sloping sides 10 and 11. Opening 7 is adapted to be closed by a door 12 which is connected to the front 6 by hinges 13 and is adapted to be locked in closed position by a suitable latch 14. The steamer is adapted to be placed upon a stove or other heater and its lower portion is adapted to contain a column of water to be vaporized.

A rack 15, built up of longitudinal bars 16 riveted to cross bars 17, is adapted to form a support for one or more hat or cap blocks 18. The ends of the bars 16 rest upon bars 19 which are fixed to the front and rear walls 6. This rack may be raised off the bars 19 for convenience in cleaning the bottom of the body. Openings 20 are formed in the bars 19 to permit the steam to pass upwardly through them.

In steaming hats and caps, it is desired to prevent any of the condensation from dripping onto the hat or cap and to prevent this, a strip of cloth 21 is supported on a rod 22 in the apex of the top and has a downwardly and forwardly inclined portion having its lower end secured to a rod 23 and another portion 24. sloping rearwardly and downwardly and having its lower end secured to a rod 25 adjacent the back wall 5. These rods 23 and 24. are removably held in the b ks 26 and t e red 2.2 is l d e 10e- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 11, 1921.

gitudinally in the lugs 27 so it can be .re-'

leased. This cloth forms a conductor on which the steam will condense and by which the condensation will be conducted rearwardly to the back and forwardly in front of the hat or cap so that no drops will fall onto the hat or cap. To prevent any con-, densation from dripping onto the hat while it is being placed into or taken out of the steamer, a laterally extending gutter 28 is secured over the door opening 7 and on the front 6, to conduct the condensation from the front portion of the conductor 21 to the ends of said opening. A reversely inclined gutter 30 is secured to the door to conduct the condensation thereon toward the ends of the body. A drain cock 33 is connected to the lower portion of the body, so that the water can be removed when desired.

In operation, the steamer will be placed upon a stove which will cause the water in the bottom of the steamer to boil and evaporate. The vapor passes upward around the articles in the body and whenit reaches the top it will condense and adhere to the fabricconductor 21 which will conduct it by capillary attraction or seepage and gravity to the rear and front of the body, so that it will not drip on and injure the articles being steamed. When the door 12 is open and the hat is being removed from the steamer, the gutter 28 will prevent any condensation from dropping onto the hat.

The invention is not to be understood as restricted to the details set forth, since these may be modified within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a body adapted to be heated and to contain water, a support for the articles in the body and an absorbent conductor adjacent the top of the body to which condensation will adhere and for carrying it away from an article in the body.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of a body adapted to be heated and to contain water, a support for the articles in the body and a conductor of fabric adjacent the top of the body and adapted to carry the condensation away from an article in the body.

3. 1.1. a device of the character defi libwa the combination of a body adapted to be heated and to contain water, a support for the articles in the body and a farbic conductor adjacent the top of the body and having oppositely inclined portions to carry the condensation away from an article in the body.

4. In apparatus of the character described, the combination of a body to be heated and to contain Water for vaporization a support for articles in the body, the body being provided with a top having oppositely inclined portions and a fabric conductor removably secured adjacent the top and adapted to conduct the condensation away from an article. 1 a

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a body adapted to be heated and to contain water, a support for articles in the body and a conductor adjacent the topof the body to carry the condensation away from an article in the body, said body being provided with an. opening in one side, a door for closing said opening, and means for conducting the condensation away from said opening.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination of a body adapted to be heated and to contain water, a support for articles in the body and a conductor adjacent the top of-the body to carry the condensation away from an article in the body, said body being provided with an opening in one side, a door for closing said opening and a gutter over said opening for conducting the condensation away from the door.

7. In apparatus of the character 'described, the combination of a body to be heated and to contain water for vaporiza tion, a rack for articles in the body, bars for supporting. the rack secured in the body and having openings'therein, a fabric conductor adjacent the top tocarry the condensation away from the article.

MAX LEVIN. 

